{"id":248577,"date":"2026-04-02T15:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/248577\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:07:11","slug":"family-friendly-easter-events-in-sacramento-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/248577\/","title":{"rendered":"Family friendly Easter events in Sacramento this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for the best place for an Easter egg hunt? Sacramento was ranked as one of the best cities \u2014 in the U.S. and among California cities<\/a> \u2014 to celebrate Easter, according to WalletHub.<\/p>\n

WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said cities that offer a variety of options for religious and non-religious Easter revelers ranked highest on WalletHub\u2019s list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means lots of places to get some sweet treats or dine out, as well as good weather conditions and nice open spaces for Easter egg hunts,\u201d Lupo said.<\/p>\n

Where did other California cities rank on the list? What events can you find in Sacramento?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know.<\/p>\n

\"Valeria Valeria Gil, 1, taste tests her plastic egg after the Haggin Oaks Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Sacramento. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com Where did Sacramento land on WalletHub\u2019s list?<\/p>\n

California\u2019s capital ranked as No. 14 out of 100 for best major cities to celebrate Easter. Sacramento ranked high in Easter observers, traditions and kids\u2019 Easter events. The city ranked within the top 10 for Easter traditions and Easter weather. It ranked highest among the California cities that made WalletHub\u2019s list.<\/p>\n

Long Beach and Bakersfield snuck in to the top 20 with Sacramento, taking the 16th and 17th spots respectively. Riverside ranked no. 29.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the rest of the top 100:<\/p>\n

31: Anaheim32: San Diego33: Fresno35: Los Angeles36: San Francisco44: San Jose49: San Bernardino52: Santa Ana59: Oakland63: Irvine68: Stockton89: Fremont90: Chula VistaSacramento Easter events \"Close Close to 200 people gather at Southside Park in Sacramento to attend Queaster, an LGBTQ+ Easter event for the local community on Sunday, April 20, 2025. This is one of many Sacramento Easter events that are hosted in the city. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado valvarado@sacbee.com Easter Eggstravaganza<\/p>\n

Come through to Arden Park for the Easter Eggstravaganza<\/a>. This event will have breakfast, photos with a bunny, games and an egg hunt.<\/p>\n

Where: Arden Park, 1000 La Sierra Drive, Sacramento<\/p>\n

When: Saturday, April 4 at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Cost: $7 per person for breakfast<\/p>\n

Kiwanis 42nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt<\/p>\n

Join in the fun for Kiwanis free annual Easter egg hunt<\/a>. Families can enjoy sack races, music, face painting, tug-o-war, fishing booths and other fun activities. Families are encouraged to bring their own baskets for the egg hunt.<\/p>\n

Where: Rusch Community Park, 7801 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights<\/p>\n

When: Saturday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to noon<\/p>\n

Cost: Free<\/p>\n

Fairytale Town\u2019s Spring Eggstravaganza<\/p>\n

The Land Park amusement park is hosting an egg hunt along with photo opportunities<\/a> with Peter Cottontail and Mother Goose, spring crafts and the Puppet Art Theater Company\u2019s show \u201cBunny Boot Camp.\u201d Ticket prices go up on Saturday and seating for the puppet show is limited.<\/p>\n

Where: Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive<\/p>\n

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5<\/p>\n

Cost: $15 in advance, $18 Saturday and Sunday. Children 1 year old and younger are free<\/p>\n

Sacramento Easter River Cruise<\/p>\n

Enjoy the beautiful Sacramento River with the Sacramento Easter River Cruise<\/a>. The cruise offers wonderful views, photo opportunities, face painting and an Easter egg hunt. Each cruise will last about an hour and can be purchased online.<\/p>\n

Where: 1207 Front St., Sacramento<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, April 5<\/p>\n

Cost: Tickets start at $29 per person<\/p>\n

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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked at the Star Democrat in Annapolis, Maryland. Veronica graduated from Georgetown University with a master\u2019s degree in journalism.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looking for the best place for an Easter egg hunt? Sacramento was ranked as one of the best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-248577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}